OK, so I realize part one of my annual goal review was a whopper of a post, and I’ll do my best to keep this one more brief. I hope you took the time to review your goals from this last year and found the process just as rewarding.

As I did with my goals from 2009, I found it helpful to break my goals down into categories. That may or may not work for you. My goals for 2010 are (and you can also find this page at the top of Tenacious Me):

10 Responses to Annual Goal Review, Part 2: My Goals for 2010

I like the way you have broken your goals into different aspects of your life. Maybe that will help me with my “how many is too many” issue! I also found it interesting how you want to give clothes to charity. Last week, I filled an entire garbage bag with clothes for Goodwill. I just thought I was cleaning. I didn’t really think about it as helping others.

Thanks, Emily! You probably help others more than you realize. The giving to Goodwill is just one example. (Nice job by the way!) I’ll make sure to check out your goals for this year, too, and check in with you on them.

Wow! Your professional goals made me hyperventilate a little bit. But congrats on having such enthusiastic aspirations. I can feel your energy radiating through the computer screen and it’s completely inspiring. I can’t wait to see what 2010 brings for you!

Thanks so much, Rachael! Truth be told, my professional goals make me hyperventilate a little bit, too! Aim high — that way you know you are challenging yourself. If I set all easy goals, that wouldn’t be any fun or challenge me. I had also hoped to run a half marathon with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society this year, but I decided to back off on that one until next year since I would have been training at the same time as starting my first semester of the MBA program … and working full-time. Even I realized that was a little too intense.

Anyhow, thanks again for the encouragement! I’ll be shooting support right back at ya!

We picked up your post through a Google alert. You are setting a great example by carving out specific financial goals in addition to your other life goals – it’s so important for individuals and families to make time for their finances on a regular basis.

If you haven’t contacted us already, we hope you will do so soon. Thank you for the mention and link on your blog and best of luck in reaching all your goals.

You’re welcome! We are still going over the documents from our representative Jenna Innis, but once we submit those, we should be all set. We’re really looking forward to finally getting in better control of our finances. Once we’re good to go, I’ll have a post about the enrollment process. Thanks for your interest!

It may be way late to comment on your goals, but I just found your website. You mentioned your personal relationships goal: how about instead of “call friends on a regular basis,” which isn’t measurable, and “call all once a month,” which becomes more a burden than a fun event, try “Call one different friend each month on the first Saturday [or other good day].” At least by the end of the year you will have spoken to 12 or at least one! And you can always up the number — maybe one each Saturday. If you do that, you can award yourself bonus points!

Thanks, Bernice! That’s true, I didn’t make the goal measurable, which you should always do so you can track your progress. At the time, I was trying to leave it more open-ended so as not to put too much pressure on myself for this goal. However, I like your advice, and I’ll give it a try! (And by the way, it’s never too late to comment on my goals!)